How, I hear my
discerning reader cry, is it possible for the Baron Greenbakusama and
his cronies (but without his goblins) is now in 1905 Mars? Could he
be the manifestation of a multidimensional being? Or shall we get on
with the game, drawing a veil across any minor discrepancies in any
perceived plot?
Reports fly across the
surface of Mars that an even stranger than normal flying machine has
been sighted. Several parties set off in pursuit, Prince Umpa of
Allumpa is always after an excuse to get away with the boys.
But
what is this? It's heading towards the hidden city state of Bananos,
dread city of the Death Cult priests! A crash! The flyer is down!
The two parties rush to secure the strange machine and its crew.
The
Cast
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Prince Umpa's
party on the Flyer
Flyer 62
The Prince 130
2 Sword companions
140
2 Radium Rifle
Guards 116
Total 448
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City
Patrol
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City Patrol
Zombie Sword 8x12= 96
Priest 144
Maiden Officer 84
Maiden Guard 3x48= 144
Total 468
THIS
IS A QUALITY PRODUCT GIVING QUALITY RESULTS
Have you ever had a
boss that yelled a lot, went on like a demented bee and micromanaged?
Read my evil priest above, 'cos that's how he behaved. Now look at
the Baron. He makes decisions, takes over command of his guards and
the fall of the dice allow him to behave in a rational way. We
started off by giving the crash party 6 different post-crash
locations. The top of the flat hill came out tops, being the
highest.
Next came the decision
on sides, the local city dwellers, evil priests and a controlled
population. Sit back and join the winning side or the other more
technically advanced. Decision- the latter.
So it's off the hill
and make a “b” line for the party. We used the same method as
before, the Baron's party could attempt to use the failed reactions
of both parties. The RPG's are the the round type, hidden in a coat
pocket, with a fuse at the top which are vigorously rolled towards
the enemy.
Tony got the reaction
and a good start, dropping off 2 infantry by the flier. I had about
the best result of the game, one of my zombies went charging ahead
followed by the priest. The Princes guard hop back on with the Baron
and does a swooping “crunch” into the zombies, killing 3 out of
4. The flier banks and dumps the Baron and 2 guards off on the top
of the hill.
Meanstwhile the maiden
guards have taken cover after some very mediocre volley fire. They
follow the path of the flyer and begin to make their way towards the
Barons party. As commented above, the Baron had been using unused
activations, but now we switched to him using his leadership ability
and we stopped using reactions. Thus the game now had 4 effective
groups each moving in turn, that is until 2 fails when the initiative
passed to the other side. Sounds complicated but not in reality.
Now the Baron had a
quandary, stay on the hill only to be picked off or retire down the
hill into the rough ground. A rapid descent, but for once my guard
sub-leader actually made an activation and the 2 parties meet in
column.
Having managed to move
up, my priest spots that the flyer has landed to help the other party
and mounts an attack. The prince spots the danger, grabs some
support and does a short “hop” into the unit of zombies.
Meanwhile my guard manages to order a retreat into the rough where a
short nasty battle ensues. I lose.
The flyer is landed
and the 2 remaining zombies and the priest leap on and engage the
prince and guards. The rest of the party, now free of opponents,
rush to the princes aid. One zombie is shot, the other engaged then
dispatched. Now a ding-dong battle ensues between the 2 leaders. I
have the best of it, despite both of us rolling constant single
activations, knocking the prince back off the flyer. I leapt down,
he got up – I knocked him down again. And that was the problem,
with a clear line of fire the priest went down in a hail of aimed
radon rifle shots. Even Martians can hit at close range! One point
to clear up, one of the maidens ran away, undoubtedly to be picked
up. Now how is Mrs Prince going to react? This could be another
Battlesworn game!
A real fun game,
innovative use of the flyer – a bit like a huey, by Tony. The
zombies acted pretty much as expected. I'd like the bodyguard rule
from Flashing Steel, the idea of a zombie stepping in the way of a
blow or shot seems right.
I'm planning a bigger
game, a raid to recapture the flyer- or is it a distraction? Watch
this space.
I made some Mars
scenery. The ruined pyramids are based on Sainsbury's trifle
packaging. See what I have to endure for you! I made a box inside
then a pva and sand layer. Artificial grass mat is from Lydle,
painted but it resisted quite well. Time for second coat. Don't get
wet, it just runs out.
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| Essential supplies, plus ginger beer. |
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| Pretty average for me- |
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